CWI Compass Connect - Feb. 19, 2019
News Highlights
KeyBank Provides Opportunities for Nursing Students
More than 30 College of Western Idaho (CWI) Professional Nursing students and faculty greeted KeyBank representatives, along with Laura Mulkey, CWI Foundation Director, and Ed Barrett, CWI Foundation Board President, at the Canyon County Campus on Friday, Feb. 8. KeyBank presented a check for $10,000 to the Foundation in support of the College’s Nursing program through scholarship opportunities.
“Through this grant, our hope is CWI can continue producing skilled nurses, ensuring top skills and job training,” said Laura Suter, KeyBank Communications Manager. “KeyBank is proud to support these important programs to help close the nursing shortage currently facing Idaho. We place a special emphasis on financial wellness and helping our communities thrive, and this starts with securing and keeping meaningful employment.”
The $1,000, fall semester scholarship is available for students enrolled in the Professional Nursing or Practical Nursing programs who demonstrate financial need.
“We are so appreciative to KeyBank,” said Nursing Department Chair, Allison Baker. “Scholarships make it possible for many to achieve their educational goals when it may not would have been feasible.”
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Foundation scholarships application period is now open for the 2019-20 academic year. The application closes March 31, 2019. Visit the Grants and Scholarships page to learn more or apply.
Common Read Event Encourages Inclusiveness
More than 30 students gathered at College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Ada County Campus Pintail Center Wednesday, Feb. 13, for the Common Read Series panel discussion, “Me Too and Reconciliation”. The discussion, based on shared readings authored by Junot Díaz and Aya de Leon, focused on ways individuals and communities can encourage and develop healthier and more inclusive attitudes and behaviors to allow all to succeed.
Panelists included:
- McKenzie Wood – Faculty, Criminal Justice
- Erin Peterson – Liberal Arts Advisor, Student Advising and Success
- Jodi Hickenlooper – Counseling Services
- Jennifer Colley – Human Resources Business Partner, Learning and Development
- Ryan Witt – Faculty, English
- Annie Pelletier Hightower – CWI Trustee and Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
A special thank you to Jana McCurdy, General Education Coordinator, and Karen Brown, Visual and Performing Arts Faculty, for organizing this Common Read Series event and to Brown for moderating the discussion.
All are invited to join us for the next Common Read Series event which will focus on “The Electronic Revolution”, an article by William S. Burroughs. Students are encouraged to keep an eye on the MyCommons section of BlackBoard for important updates about reading along, presenting their papers, or attending the next event. Contact Jana McCurdy at 208.562.3317 or janamccurdy@cwi.edu to learn more.
Scholarships Open for 2019-20 Academic Year
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Foundation scholarships application period is now open for the 2019-20 academic year. One application makes applying for scholarships at CWI easy and provides students with a number of scholarship opportunities in the College’s academic and career-technical programs. More than 200 students received scholarships through the Foundation last year.
Nichelle Boyce, a Biology-Healthcare student and 2018-19 scholarship recipient, has worked multiple jobs in order to make her dream of an education possible. As the recipient of the LTH Don’t Give Up Scholarship, Nichelle says because of scholarships like this she will be able to graduate debt free even as a single mom.
“I have been able to become a positive example to my children. Even at such a young age they understand that to obtain your dreams, you have to challenge yourself—sometimes that means you have to be temporarily inconvenienced,” she said. “Because of CWI, our lives are changing.”
New scholarship opportunities are available for the 2019-20 academic year including the new Nagel Foundation Scholarship for second-year Career Technical Education students.
Students interested in applying for scholarships must have the CWI admission application completed, be accepted, and have myCWI login information. The application closes March 31, 2019.
Visit the Grants and Scholarships page to learn more or apply.
Spring 2019 Transfer Fair
College of Western Idaho invites you to the Spring 2019 Transfer Fair! College and university representatives will be on-campus to discuss programs, majors, and transfer requirements. This one-day event will be held at two different campus locations:
Tuesday, March 5
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Ada County Campus Pintail Center (APIN)
Student Commons
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB)
First-floor lobby
For questions, please contact Brittney Hernandez at brittneyhernandez@cwi.edu or Erica Compton at ericacompton@cwi.edu in Student Advising and Success.
Idaho Black History Museum Trip
February is Black History Month. To celebrate, College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Student Engagement team is hosting a free trip to visit the Idaho Black History Museum Wednesday, Feb. 27. CWI students interested in attending are asked to register by emailing studentengagement@cwi.edu. The group will meet at the Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB) at 10 a.m. to take participants to the museum and will return to NCAB by 1 p.m.
